Professional Life channelhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/Professional Life channel's most recent posts.en-usThe Most Affordable Metro Areas For Young Professionalshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/the-most-affordable-metro-areas-for-young-professionals.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/the-most-affordable-metro-areas-for-young-professionals.html<p>A few years ago, a friend of mine moved from northern Florida to Orange County, California. He knew his life was about to become more expensive, but he didn&rsquo;t realize exactly where those extra costs were going to originate</p><p>It wasn&rsquo;t necessarily a shock that expenses like housing and insurance were much higher on the West Coast, but he was surprised by the unexpected price inflation. Things he to...</p>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400Best Workplace Perkshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/best-workplace-perks.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/best-workplace-perks.html<p><em>This article was originally published on AskMen UK.</em></p><p>Whatever line of work you&rsquo;re in, if you&rsquo;re full-time at a company, you spend a lot of your life in the office. Research from this January by the Centre for Modern Family found that the average worker spends three times longer at their desk than they do with their family. &quot;UK workers are clearly struggling to find a happy equilibrium between wor...</p>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400Building Resilience When Getting Feedbackhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/building-resilience-when-getting-feedback.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/building-resilience-when-getting-feedback.html<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK.</em></p><p><em>&ldquo;I have not failed. I&#39;ve just found 10,000 ways that won&#39;t work.&rdquo; -&nbsp;Thomas Edison on&nbsp;the lightbulb</em></p><p>Research shows that people who have a more positive mindset approach to stressful situations are motivated to seek out and act on &ldquo;challenging&rdquo; feedback. This attitude change can improve resilience, personal and indeed even physical health.</p><p>Why shou...</p>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0400A Millionaire's Cure For Povertyhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/a-millionaire-s-cure-for-poverty.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/a-millionaire-s-cure-for-poverty.html<p>Dear Lazy People,<br /><br />My name is Pejman Ghadimi, and it is very likely that you have never heard of me. This is partly because I am nobody, and partly because you had no interest in learning about anything outside of your immediate needs. Who I am is irrelevant, but what I do actually is relevant, because I do it to help you.</p><p>I own a company called Secret Entourage, which focuses on teaching people a...</p>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400In War-Torn Iraq, These Two Local Men Risk Their Lives To Report The Truthhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/in-war-torn-iraq-these-two-local-men-risk-their-lives-to-report-the-truth.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/in-war-torn-iraq-these-two-local-men-risk-their-lives-to-report-the-truth.html<p>From an air-conditioned office on the second story of a building next to the French embassy, Ali Nabhan directs <span>T<em>he Wall Street Journal</em></span><span><em>&rsquo;</em>s news bureau in Baghdad. He&rsquo;s a go-to journalist for contacts and stories, but, for much of his life, he saw himself becoming a dentist.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>When the Iraq War started over a decade ago, Nabhan had to split his time between dental school in Mosul and his family&rsquo;s ho...</span></p>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400Career Advice For High School Graduateshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/career-advice-for-high-school-graduates.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/career-advice-for-high-school-graduates.html<p>Dear graduates,</p><p>Today I come to you to talk about an important phase of your life that you are about to embark on. While this could or technically should be about whether or not college is right for you, I have already written enough about that. Instead, I would rather chat about the importance of understanding <em>why</em> things happen, something especially important at this stage of your life as you u...</p>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400How To Make The Most Of Your Morningshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-mornings.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-mornings.html<p>No matter who you are or what you do, I bet you have something in common with the rest of us: you&#39;re busy. Whether you&#39;re a student, a working professional, a parent or all of the above, time is scarce. We rush from the office to the gym to the bar, balancing our work and health and still trying to maintain some semblance of a social life. It&#39;s hard. And it keeps getting harder.</p><p>You can quit you...</p>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400The Biggest Mistakes That We're Making About Menhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/the-biggest-mistakes-that-we-re-making-about-men.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/the-biggest-mistakes-that-we-re-making-about-men.html<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK.&nbsp;</em></p><p>Rebecca Asher&rsquo;s new book, <em>Man Up: Boys, Men and Breaking the Male Rules</em> asks a&nbsp;simple question: What does it mean to be a man today?&nbsp;Unfortunately for men, the&nbsp;answer is often not a pretty one, with physical and psychiatric problems, economic&nbsp;woe, educational underachievement and stunted emotions looming large. Here are&nbsp;five of the biggest myt...</p>Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400Characteristics Of Resiliencehttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/characteristics-of-resilience.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/characteristics-of-resilience.html<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK.&nbsp;</em></p><p>When was the last time you woke up in the middle of the night, tossing and turning, your brain on a continuous loop? Whether you were thinking about your job, your boss, your finances or your relationship, there&#39;s one thing all these thoughts have in&nbsp;common: they all amount to stressing you the f*ck out.</p><p>Enter Rebecca Howard, a psychotherapist,...</p>Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400Workplace Productivity | Basicshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/workplace-productivity-basics.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/workplace-productivity-basics.html<p>Making the most of you day can be a real challenge to a lot of people. The office can be a hotbed for distractions of all forms. From Facebook, to socializing with your co-workers. You might be finding that even simple tasks seemingly take up more and more of your time. Here are the basics on how to take charge of your day and start increasing your own productivity.</p><h3>Time Management</h3><p>The key goal o...</p>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400Setting And Achieving Personal Goalshttp://www.askmen.com/money/body_and_mind_100/132_better_living.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/body_and_mind_100/132_better_living.html<p><em><strong>Rachel Bridge</strong> is a journalist and author and the former Enterprise Editor at The Sunday Times.&nbsp;Her latest book, Ambition: Why It&rsquo;s Good to Want More and How to Get It is out now.</em></p><p>So you&rsquo;ve got a big goal. It might be to take part in an Ironman triathlon, to write that hilarious novel, or to start your own business. Whatever it is, here&rsquo;s how to improve your chances of actually achieving it:</p><p><strong>1. Ma...</strong></p>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500To-Do Lists And Time Management http://www.askmen.com/news/power_money/to-do-lists-and-time-management.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/news/power_money/to-do-lists-and-time-management.html<p class="p1">Do you really think Steve Jobs paused several times a day to look upon a task list and asked himself, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s my next action?&rdquo;. Do you really think Mark Cuban has a long list of to-dos that he sorts by A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, C1, and so on?</p><p class="p1">Last year, I undertook the largest productivity study I know of, conducting surveys with thousands of working professionals and interviewing&nbsp;over 200 billionaire...</p>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500Productivity Appshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/productivity-apps.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/productivity-apps.html<p>Technology has the ability to make our lives easier and more complicated at the same time.<br /><br />Technology allows us to accomplish more in the day than ever before. However, even with all the advancements in technology, there are still only 24 hours in the day.<br /><br />There is a lot of software and apps on the market that claim they make you more productive and allow you to get some of your time back. But so...</p>Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500Emotional Intelligence In Leadershiphttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/emotional-intelligence-in-leadership.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/emotional-intelligence-in-leadership.html<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMe</em>n UK.&nbsp;</p><p>As misunderstandings go one of the most consistent and profound is the one about emotions. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s take the emotion out of this&rdquo; comes the cry from people in business. In fact, the best leaders not only understand emotions, they positively embrace them to drive their success.</p><p>While it is true that the mismanagement of emotion scuppers our perfor...</p>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500Why International Men's Day Mattershttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/international-men-s-day.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/international-men-s-day.html<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK.&nbsp;</em></p><p>This week sees the celebration of International Men&rsquo;s Day. Instantly, this announcement drew several thousand wags on Twitter making a variation on the &quot;Or, as I like to call it &ndash; Every Day!&quot;&nbsp;joke, and Labour MP Jess Phillips wrote in <em>The Independent </em>about why she wasn&rsquo;t in support of the idea: &quot;For me it is up there with needing a white histo...</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500Persuasive Techniqueshttp://www.askmen.com/entertainment/live_like_bond/persuasive-techniques.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/entertainment/live_like_bond/persuasive-techniques.html<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK.&nbsp;</em></p><p>What&rsquo;s the link between being a deadly secret agent and being well-practised in the art of persuasion? Both are characteristics owned by your favourite fictional spy, James Bond. And both are also very different ways to get people to do what you want.</p><p>Of course, ejecting someone into outer space or drowning them in a sink isn&rsquo;t really going to ...</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500The Failure Mindsethttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/the-failure-mindset.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/the-failure-mindset.htmlThe word &ldquo;poor&rdquo; can usually be linked back to someone&rsquo;s monetary status, but it also holds true in more ways than one. In many cases, financially poor individuals have poor mindsets which is oftentimes why they stay poor. There are exceptions, of course, but we are talking about the majority of people. <br /><br />Over the years, my goal was to help more individuals change their poor perspective and mindse...Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400How To Negotiate A Raisehttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/how-to-negotiate-a-pay-rise.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/how-to-negotiate-a-pay-rise.html<em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK.</em><br /><br /> No matter how well you're performing at work it's always daunting to ask for that pay rise. But there comes a point in every man's career where he's got to lay down the law, bite the bullet, throw down the gauntlet... er, you get our drift. Confronting the big boss and asking for more money can make even the most seasoned businessman uneasy an...Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400Elon Musk Life Lessonshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/elon-musk-life-lessons.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/elon-musk-life-lessons.html<p class="p1">A multi-billion dollar fortune, fancy cars, and the love life of a rock star &#8212; every man on this planet aspires to become the next Elon Musk. The tech kingpin better known as the &ldquo;real-life Iron Man&rdquo; is reimagining the world with his evolutionary businesses and projects. And he&rsquo;s doing so while enjoying the vast wealth and turbulently exciting lifestyle of a wildly ambitious entrepreneur. Now y...</p>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400Morning Hackshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/morning-hacks.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/morning-hacks.htmlSome of us are morning people and some of us are not. Regardless of whether you&rsquo;re a morning person or not, you need to understand that how you start your morning can have a huge impact on the rest of your day &#8212; hence people using the idiom &ldquo;Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed&rdquo; when someone is acting grumpy. <br /><br />If you&rsquo;re not a morning person, you shouldn&rsquo;t have to dread mornings. You shou...Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400Workplace Anger Managementhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/workplace-anger-management.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/workplace-anger-management.htmlStudies show that up to 42% of employee time at work is spent engaging in or trying to resolve conflict , taking up 20% of leadership time and resulting in 370 million lost days annually in the United Kingdom alone. <br /><br />The screen-focused world, in its haste along the superhighway, has become used to extremes of efficiency, but with that comes impatience. <br /><br />This impatience is especially apparent when...Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400How Ideas Happenhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/how-ideas-happen.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/how-ideas-happen.htmlWhere do you have your best ideas? I have asked that question to thousands of people over the years. The answer? Rarely sitting at their desks trying to think of an idea. <br /><br />Number 1 in the &ldquo;Inspirational Moments&rdquo; chart is taking a shower, swiftly followed by walking the dog, lying in bed, travelling and running or cycling. <br /><br />When we are relaxed and engaged in simple activities we access more of our...Sat, 30 May 2015 00:00:00 -04004 Rituals To Keep You Happy All The Timehttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/4-rituals-to-keep-you-happy-all-the-time.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/4-rituals-to-keep-you-happy-all-the-time.html<em><em>This article is based on the studies collected on Eric Barker's blog,&nbsp;Barking Up The Wrong Tree&nbsp;and was originally published&nbsp;here.&nbsp;Join Eric Barker's 45K+ readers and get a free weekly update via email&nbsp;here.<br /><br /></em></em><p>Tim Kreider got stabbed in the throat.</p><p>The knife went&nbsp;in two millimeters from his carotid artery.&nbsp;He describes those two millimeters as&nbsp;the difference between being &ldquo;flown home in the cargo h...</p>Fri, 29 May 2015 00:00:00 -040010 Things Only A Veteran Will Understandhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/things-only-a-veteran-will-understand.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/things-only-a-veteran-will-understand.html<p><span><em>This Memorial Day, we're sharing some of the unique experiences that men and women in uniform go through, and how it affects them afterwards. Julian is a active US Marine who has completed multiple tours overseas. His last name has been changed.</em><br /><br />In no stretch of the imagination is the list limited to these particular 10. This is my list; there are many like it, but this one is mine. Hilarity sho...</span></p>Mon, 25 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400Ruining The Office Meetinghttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/ruining-the-office-meeting.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/ruining-the-office-meeting.htmlMeetings can never just go as planned; there always has to be some sort of interruption or distraction. The office environment is supposed to be productive, yet every time everyone is gathered together, someone ends up ruining it all. Whether they&rsquo;re being loud, annoying, disruptive, or anti-productive, there&rsquo;s usually at least one person derailing things. If an individual doesn&rsquo;t come to mind,...Mon, 18 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400The Good And The Bad Of Using A Standing Deskhttp://www.askmen.com/news/entertainment/the-good-and-the-bad-of-using-a-standing-desk.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/news/entertainment/the-good-and-the-bad-of-using-a-standing-desk.htmlTo stand or not stand: That is the dilemma.<br /><br />I&rsquo;d always toyed with the idea of using a standup desk but never had that necessary push to break my habit of reclined acquiescence. I never had a reason, that is, until I herniated a disk in my back. After weeks of convalescence,&nbsp; I finally made it back into the office and was confronted with my new reality: I couldn&rsquo;t sit down. <br /><br />After my injury, stand...Thu, 07 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400Dogs That Remind You Of Your Colleagueshttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/dogs-that-remind-you-of-your-colleagues.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/dogs-that-remind-you-of-your-colleagues.htmlWhat&rsquo;s great about dogs is they always have such unique personalities. Some dogs are surprisingly intelligent, others are incredibly affectionate, and some are just plain assholes. In this regard, dogs are a lot like people. Things like size, age, gender, or breed/race don&rsquo;t matter as much as the personality that&rsquo;s on the inside. You may work with people who you respect, people who you don&rsquo;t qu...Mon, 04 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400Glitter Bombhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/glitter-bomb.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/glitter-bomb.html<h2>Why Is This Important?</h2>Because you've been plotting you're revenge for sometime now.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><h2>Long Story Short</h2><span>An Australian company called&nbsp;ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com&nbsp;launched on Monday and&nbsp;<span>will send glitter to your enemies anonymously.&nbsp;<br /></span></span><br /><hr /><br /><h2>Long Story</h2><span><span><span><span><span>Shipping glitter to your enemies &#8212; or "glitter bombing" &#8212; is something you'll be hearing a lot more of.&nbsp;</span>What's the harm in glitter, you ask? Well, it gets EVERYWH...</span></span></span></span>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -05008 Struggles Entrepreneurs Facehttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/8-struggles-entrepreneurs-face.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/8-struggles-entrepreneurs-face.html<p>The life of an entrepreneur is full of everyday struggles that could get in the way of your success if you aren&rsquo;t careful. With too much on your plate, the inability to relax or get close to someone weighs heavily. The fact that you&rsquo;re an ambitious entrepreneur places you above-par and sets you apart from others, but it can get lonely at the top.</p><p>There just aren&rsquo;t enough hours in the day, the st...</p>Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500Jon Taffer Interviewhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/jon-taffer-interview.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/professional/jon-taffer-interview.html<p class="p1"><span >As a nightlife expert, restaurant and bar consultant, and tough-love guru, Jon Taffer has built a following by going into struggling bars and restaurants, schooling the owners on what they&rsquo;re doing wrong, and coaching them until they succeed or fall flat on their face &#8212; usually, with Taffer as their no-nonsense Obi-Wan, it&rsquo;s the former that happens.</span></p><p class="p1">He&rsquo;ll tell you if you&rsquo;re being an idiot, and h...</p>Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0400